FlowNews24

The independent MP for the Yorke Peninsula based electorate hopes he can garner 10,000 signatures to spark a parliamentary inquiry into regional health services - and is calling for a fairer distribution of medical GPs in regional SA, and a dedicated Regional Health minister

Despite the regional population boom and ability to telework, regional bank closures continue with South Australian towns of Coober Pedy, Kapunda and Tailem Bend losing their last bank branches - the FSU state secretary Jason Hall fills Flow listeners in on the latest

The member for Riverina says flood mitigation via raising the Wyangala Dam wall is now critical and speaks about flooding impacts at Lockhart and Narrandera - also, frustration of emergency service volunteers at people driving through floodwaters going 'beyond the pale', a big challenge for grain growers with saturated cropping lands - and the value of Prime Ministers visiting electorates in times...

ABARES executive director Jared Greenville shares with Flow listeners in regional NSW, Victoria and South Australia the latest views on flooding impacts on Australia's grain harvest in terms of volume and quantity ahead of a formal update in December

Grainwise's Fabian Devereux speaks in particular about the growing conditions in the Mallee of north western Victoria and the sentiment among growers leading up to the 2022 Australian grain harvest

Metropolitan media have shared images of the high river at Loxton Caravan Park to imply flooding seen in eastern states could be heading South Australia's way but the Liberal MP for the upper River Murray seat of Chaffey says tourists should come and enjoy the high water event

The shadow minister for trade, tourism and investment and NSW Nationals federal member for Page expresses concern at the tight deadlines to ratify two major trade deals sealed by former trade minister Dan Tehan. A light sitting calendar put forward by the Albanese government means federal parliament must quickly ratify UK and India trade deals in time for farmers and other exporters to see the tar...

A recent Victorian Liberal-National Opposition public transport pledge for $2 fares state-wide and half-price V/Line travel if successful at the November election requires a 'bespoke' approach to locations like Ouyen and Sea Lake in the state's north west which have very little by way of public transport options, as Flow discusses with the Nationals' candidate for Mildura Jade Benham

Fresh from visiting the Charlton region on the weekend, the federal member for Mallee and Nationals shadow assistant minister spoke with Flow listeners about the great efforts of local people and value of local knowledge in combatting rising flood waters, particularly in Charlton

Burra Motor Inn manager Paul Henley speaks out on town's lack of rail services negatively impacting the township's morale since the last known Burra-to-Adelaide service was discontinued in 1986. Henley, in his impassioned remarks, also details how he sees the issue being addressed and potentially resolved over the next period of time.

SA deputy premier and water minister Dr Susan Close went to the Tuesday-Wednesday meeting of water ministers revoking support for the socio-economic test on water recovery, and wanting buybacks to return immediately to deliver 450 gigalitres of additional water for the river system. The Liberal Opposition's Nicola Centofanti speaks with Flow on the government's position - and criticism of the form...

The Victorian transport minister and member for Bendigo East takes Victorian Flow listeners on a railway journey through political history as a pointer on why the Opposition's Sunday announcement of capped $2 public transport fares across the state excluded V-Line passengers.

Plenty of Oysters shucked at Oysterfest, back after a couple of years off, and the local MP for the state seat of Flinders Sam Telfer caught up with FlowFM listeners in the region and beyond about how the major Ceduna event went, and talked about the role the SA government should play in helping to alleviate the dire shortage of general practice doctors in the region

The Victorian Liberal-National Opposition previously took issue with the state government claiming their farm trespass laws were the toughest, moving amendments to bring them into line with NSW laws they say are the toughest. On the day the new laws that passed the parliament come into force, whilst a good step, the Opposition say they'll be tougher if they win office at the November state electio...

The shortage of teachers across Australia has been acute during the measures related to COVID-19 in 2020-22 and regional teacher training is one outreach some of the nation's top-quality ranked institutions from the Australian Christian Higher Education Alliance is undertaking, including the NSW Riverina in 2023 in conjunction with UNSW, to improve teacher retention in regional areas. We speak wit...

On the eve of a crisis summit in Canberra to discuss the shortage of general practice (GP) doctors across Australia, Adjunct Professor Karen Price the RACGP president speaks with Flow about the acute shortages and problems in rural and regional Australia

The shadow assistant minister for regional development (pictured centre) with Nationals deputy leader Perin Davey (left) and leader David Littleproud (2nd from left) heard concerns about housing affordability and healthcare in north-western Victoria during the listening post tour the day before a RACGP-led crisis Canberra summit on GP care across the nation

The shadow assistant minister for transport and infrastructure says the Mallee Highway in his own electorate is already crumbling before harvest, as he speaks about the September awareness campaign of rural road safety - and describes Labor's cost of living relief measures as laughable for delivering in the wrong areas, too little too late for immediate inflation pressures

The Shooters Union of South Australia are concerned about South Australian government plans to more tightly regulate hunting with bows in SA in what the government says fulfils an election commitment.

RLA's James Tierney breaks down the sales activity from the sheep yards at Wagga Wagga on Thursday 29 September 2022 and reflects on the trading on the cattle market there earlier in the week

The NSW Government has tried four times (at least) now to regulate floodplain harvesting in the northern Murray-Darling Basin - but it's not going hard enough according to non-government elements in both houses, including the independent MP for the NSW state seat of Murray, Helen Dalton. She's unapologetic that it's Groundhog Day - again - for the latest NSW water minister, who she wishes would ag...

From crop predictions to the latest concerns around grain output from the Black Sea region, Market Check's Tess Walch has the good oil on what's going on for Australian grain producers for the Country Viewpoint program on FlowFM

Plenty of wool trade originating from Geelong, Victoria where the sun is shining and Flow correspondent Andrew Partridge from Michell Wool is basking in the glory of a Geelong Cats AFL premiership, sunshine amid a gloomy wool market for Australian wool producers

On the morning the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) released their report card indicating a dire need for incentives to attract and retain general practice doctors to rural and regional Australia, the Liberal member for Grey in western South Australia spoke with FlowFM listeners about his efforts particularly in the northern Eyre Peninsula, and the imminent demise of manda...